SVL2-Day 3

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1. AMPHI: two
  • Example: amphibious: adj. capable of living on both land and water
  • Sentence: Frogs are my favorite amphibians.

2. VOLCAN: fire
  • Example: volcanic: adj. violently explosive
  • Sentence: The couple's conversation became volcanic after Debra
  • read the credit card bill.

3. SUMPT: take; use
  • Example: sumptuous: adj. lavish; expensive
  • Sentence: Our sumptuous room at the Hotel Pierre in New York was to
  • do die for
4. LOQUI: speak
  • Example: eloquent: adj. expressing oneself with fluency and force
  • Sentence: I was surprised, at my sister's graduation, to realise that she is an eloquent
  • speaker.

5. CORD: heart
  • Example: discord: n. lack of harmony; disagreement
  • Sentence: Discord filled the classroom, as students argued about which movie they
  • wouldwatch on Friday.

6. JECT / JAC: throw; lie
  • Example: conjecture: n. or v. an opinion; guess
  • The professor's conclusion about the exact date of human existence was merely conjecture.

7. CUMB: lean back
  • Example: succumb: v. to yield to a superior force
  • Sentence: In the warm computer lab, the drowsy student succombed to sleep.

8. FUME: smoke
  • fume: v. to rage in an emotional outburst
  • Example: Fumigate: v. to destroy germs and vermin by "smoking" them
  • out.
  • Sentence: Since the new apartment was covered with fleas from it's previous owners,
  • I had to fumigate before I moved in.


9. MULTI: many; much
  • Example: multiplex: adj. multiple
  • Sentence: We went to see Monster House at Super, 16 theatre, Multiplex Cinema.

HYPNO: sleep
  • Example: hypnophobia: n. fear of sleep
  • My friend had hypnophobia because of her recurring nightmares.